[Church_of_Christ] Re: church of christ agreement
Greetings Clay,
I found Jay's article entertaining and certainly fictional. I mostly
enjoy your posts and our bantering back and forth. I suspect you do as
well. It is intended by me and I trust by you as positive.
This post raised a question for me: What would you have an invited
preacher to do? Would you have him to speak other than what he believed?
Would you have him poll the congregation as to what they thought he
should say? Why must it be divisive to simply teach what you believe? If
what he taught was not the general belief of the congregation, do you
suppose that the elders would allow him to continue teaching? You, Clay,
and others make all kinds of statements that some find outlandish, are
you not using this forum as an opportunity to speak what you believe as
if you are the pope himself? What is the difference? I see none.
You and others have told me over and again that I need to give up my
beliefs, that they are divisive, that I need to get in line with you and
them - what are you doing different than your big name preacher? Not one
thing! You talk freedom and then insist on robbing me of my freedom to
read and study and apply the scripture as I see it applies to me.
> Jay Let me add to that "Gospel Meeting preachers" that held our
annual
> Gospel Meetings were as much to blame for all of our divisiveness as
> well as I see it. When the BIG name preacher came to town and
> preached, they laid the
> line down as to whom we were and what we believed as if they were the
> pope himself. By the time they left, everyone knew EXACTLY what we
> were to believe. BIG MISTAKE as I see it. I still have flash backs
> of "one more verse of Why not tonight" [#-o]
> Oh, do not let the Word depart,
> And close thine eyes against the light;
> Poor sinner, harden not your heart,
> Be saved, oh, tonight.
>
> Oh, why not tonight?
> Oh, why not tonight?
> Wilt thou be saved?
> Then why not tonight?
>
> Tomorrow's sun may never rise
> To bless thy long-deluded sight;
> This is the time, oh, then be wise,
> Be saved, oh, tonight.
>
> Grace and peace Clay
>
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